How so appealing? Larger, heavier, lower performance (lbs/hp), less agile, less fuel efficient.

 

I don't get it either, but many people find all those things appealing in a car.

 

I still can't get over how cheap it is to fill the Fit. I drive about 20k a year and I'm paying $60-$80 a month on gas. It's awesome! I used to pay 3-4x that when I drove my 4Runner. I'm taking that extra money and investing in brokerage account to fund the car after the Fit.

 

The current price of regular in Middle Tennessee is 1.999/gallon (within 2-3 cents higher). With Kroger discount points, I'm paying 30-50 cents/gallon less. That's with a 4 cents per gallon state tax increase. My first Honda (1980 Civic Wagon) paid for its self over the gas guzzling Laguna Estate Wagon.

 

I think they accept a lot of those things merely to sit up higher and have AWD.

 

That's quite a discount. Wish I had a Kroger haha. The cheapest I see it is at the local discount club's gas station which was $1.92 last time we filled up the wife's car.

 

Ain't worth it to me. There MIGHT be 3-4 days per winter where 4WD might be useful. I just avoid the other fool drivers. Sit up higher? The Fit isn't my son's former Miata. Truly YMMV. Actually the 13% drop between Jun 16 and Jun 17 is that great since there was no MMC announced in 2016. The Year to Date 2016 to 2017 drop of 4% isn't exactly doomsday.

 

I agree with you but the marketers have sold people on AWD Crossovers/SUV's. I'm in Canada and there might be 3-4 days where I could really use AWD/4WD but FWD and a good set of snows has been fine. I grew up driving RWD in the winter and was fine. As for the market drop, the Fit is the strongest car in the segment which helps a lot.

 

Looks like they dropped the mini stereo audio jack on the lx 2018, now only a single USB in the dash center console. Too bad, I use mine for my XM radio I move around from car to car. I wonder if any one makes a mini stereo plug to USB converter device?

 

Fit 2018 includes S&H vs 2017 (excludes S&H must add $875). 2018 base price increased $100 from 2017 base $16,090.

LX manual: $17,065, $16,090+875. Base price was $15,990+835 before Jan 2017
LX CVT: $17,865 $16,790+875
LX CVT w/Honda Sensing: $18,865
Sport manual: $18,375
Sport CVT: $19,175
Sport CVT w/Honda Sensing: $20,175
EX manual: $19,035 $17,900+875
EX CVT: $19,835 $18,700+875
EX-L CVT: $21,395
EX-L CVT w/navigation: $22,395 $21,265+875

 

wow nice calculations!